Ferrari reject accusations of illegal car
Ferrari reject claims that Raikkonen's car was illegal
Friday, 03, Aug 2007 06:21
Ferrari have responded to accusations made by McLaren that they won this year's Australian Grand Prix with an illegal car.
The Italian team have angrily rejected the claims of McLaren team boss, Ron Dennis, that they used an illegal 'flexi' board on Kimi Raikkonen's car during the race.
A statement from the team says "Ferrari wishes to state very strongly that its (McLaren's) letter contains accusations that are both serious and false."
"The two cars used in the Australian Grand Prix were deemed by the stewards to be in conformity with the technical regulations before, during and at the end of the event."
"At the next sitting of the FIA International Court of Appeal, Ferrari will fully explain its position on the entire matter."
This is the latest event in the on-going spying scandal which has rocked the Formula 1 world.
The dispute started when McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan was found to be in the possession of almost 800 pages of Ferrari documents.
Ferrari have claimed that Coughlan received the documents from their then performance director Nigel Stepney.
The FIA world motorsport council subsequently found McLaren guilt of possessing the confidential material but concluded there was 'insufficient evidence' that the team had used it to their benefit.
Ferrari's angry response to the verdict prompted Ron Dennis to issue an open letter where he alleged that Ferrari's victory in Australia was attained illegally.
The Hungarian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday where Lewis Hamilton will try and maintain his position at the top of the championship table.